US 11,718,784 B2
Reactive hydraulic fracturing fluid
Katherine Leigh Hull, Houston, TX (US); Rajesh Kumar Saini, Cypress, TX (US); Younane N. Abousleiman, Norman, OK (US); and Desmond Schipper, Houston, TX (US)
Assigned to Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran (SA)
Filed by Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran (SA)
Filed on Mar. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/707,106.
Application 17/707,106 is a division of application No. 16/731,574, filed on Dec. 31, 2019, granted, now 11,339,321.
Prior Publication US 2022/0220365 A1, Jul. 14, 2022
Int. Cl. C09K 8/68 (2006.01); C09K 8/64 (2006.01); C09K 8/70 (2006.01); E21B 43/26 (2006.01); E21B 43/267 (2006.01)
CPC C09K 8/68 (2013.01) [C09K 8/64 (2013.01); C09K 8/703 (2013.01); E21B 43/26 (2013.01); E21B 43/267 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A hydraulic fracturing fluid for hydraulic fracturing a subterranean formation, the hydraulic fracturing fluid comprising:
water at less than 50 volume percent (vol %) of the hydraulic fracturing fluid;
a nonpolar fluid at greater than 45 vol % of the hydraulic fracturing fluid;
an inorganic oxidizer in the water at a molality of at least 10 millimolar (mM) in the water;
an organic oxidizer in the nonpolar fluid, the organic oxidizer comprising an organic cation and an inorganic anion; and
a surfactant.